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Asian Art
Footed Bowl with an Inscription and Vegetal Motifs
1247–48
Stonepaste with carved decoration under transparent purple glaze
4 5/8 × 7 in. (11.75 × 17.78 cm)
Hobart and Edward Small Moore Memorial Collection, Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore
1955.4.200
The unusual glaze on this bowl was tinted with manganese to create a purple effect. Only a few examples with such coloring survive.
Geography:
Yazd, Iran
Status:
On view
Culture:
Iranian/Persian, Islamic
Period:
Il-khanid period (1256–1353)
Classification:
Containers - Ceramics
Provenance:
Bequest of Mrs. William H. Moore (1858–1955), New York; Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Conn.
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